2019 Flashcards
Hover
The subject ok Keiko’s death, it was never far away, hovering over us whenever we talked.
To stay up in the air but without moving anywhere.
Pairando
Dwelt
For although we never dwelt long on the subject of Keiko’s death…
Past simple and past participle of dwell
To live in a place or in a particular way.Love in, habitable.
Estender-se, alongar-se num assunto
Settee
She was sitting across the settee, a paperback book on her knee.
A large, comfortable seat for more than one person.
Sofa
Paperback
She was sitting across the settee, a paperback book on her knee.
A book that has a soft paper cover.
Livro de capa mole
Halt
The rebuilding programme had come to a halt…
Noun : the action of stopping something from moving or happening
parada, alto, interrupção
The car came to a halt.
verb
UK /hɒlt/ US /hɔlt/
to stop or make something stop
parar, deter
Work on the project was halted immediately.
Ditches
Several acres of dried mud and ditches.
ditch
noun
UK /dɪtʃ/
a long, narrow hole in the ground next to a road or field that water can flow through
valeta, fosso
Appalling
Many complained it was a health hazard, and indeed the drainage was appalling.
appalling
adjective
UK /əˈpɔː·lɪŋ/ US /əˈpɔ·lɪŋ/
very bad
aterrador, estarrecedor
appalling behaviour
Hazard
Many complained it was a health hazard, and indeed the drainage was appalling.
hazard
noun
UK /ˈhæz·əd/ US /ˈhæz·ərd/
something that is dangerous
perigo, risco
a fire hazard
a health hazard
Transience
And yet I remember an unmistakable air of transience there, as if we were all of us eating for the day we could move to something better.
transience
noun [ U ] formal
UK /ˈtræn.zi.əns/ US /ˈtræn.zi.əns/
the quality of being transient (= temporary):
the transience of human existence/fame
Her paintings are metaphors for the transience and fragility of life.
mainly US
the fact of living only temporarily in a place:
In many American cities, transience in one’s 20s and 30s is an accepted part of modern life.
The city appeals to gangs because of the transience of the population.
Bulldozers
One wooden cottage had survived both the devastation of the war and the government bulldozers.
bulldozer
noun
UK /ˈbʊlˌdəʊ.zər/ US /-ˌdoʊ.zɚ/
a heavy vehicle with a large blade in front, used for pushing earth and stones away and for making areas of ground flat at the same time
Trator
Snub
She had spoken to the woman that morning and had received a clear snub.
snub
verb
UK /snʌb/
to insult someone by not giving them any attention or treating them as if they are not important
ignorar
- I think she felt snubbed because Anthony hadn’t bothered to introduce himself.
snub
noun
afronta
I simply didn’t recognize her and apparently she took it as a snub.
Insufferable
Has anyone ever told you how insufferable you are?
insufferable
adjective
UK /ɪnˈsʌf.ər.ə.bl̩/ US /-ɚ-/
very annoying, unpleasant, or uncomfortable, and therefore extremely difficult to bear
insuportável
She disliked the president, whom she once described as an ‘insufferable bore’.
The underground is insufferable in this heat.
Womb
We need a postmortem on her womb.
womb
noun
UK /wuːm/ US /wum/
the part inside a woman’s body where a baby grows
útero
Coy
Oh, let’s not be coy.
coy
adjective
UK /kɔɪ/ US
intentionally keeping something secret
reservado
She’s very coy about her age.
Dull
He is intolerably dull.
dull
adjective
UK /dʌl/ US /dʌl/
not interesting
desinteressante, chato
A dull place
Swiftly
Hysteria is a medical condition, one that can be swiftly and permanently corrected.
swift
adjective
UK /swɪft/ US /swɪft/
happening or moving quickly
rápido
Aswift response
Seamstress
seamstress
noun old-fashioned
UK /ˈsiːm.strəs/ /ˈsem.strəs/ US /ˈsiːm.strəs/ /ˈsem.strəs/
a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes
costureira, modista
Tailor
tailor
noun
UK /ˈteɪ·lər/ US /ˈteɪ·lər/
someone whose job is to make or repair clothes, especially men’s clothes
alfaiate
Luncheon
luncheon
noun
UK /ˈlʌn.tʃən/ US
formal for lunch
almoço
Seance
séance
noun
UK /ˈseɪ.ɒns/ US /-ɑːns/
a meeting where people try to talk with dead people
sessão espírita
They’re holding a séance this evening.
Bait
He was the bait, inspector.
bait
noun [ no plural ]
UK /beɪt/ US /beɪt/
food that is used to attract and catch animals or fish
isca
Acquaintance
Pleasure to make your acquaintance
acquaintance
noun
UK /əˈkweɪn·təns/ US /əˈkweɪn·t̬əns/
someone you have met, but do not know well
conhecido, -a
He’s a business acquaintance.
Prying
Away from prying eyes, people gossiping.
pry
verb
UK /praɪ/ US /praɪ/
to try to find out private facts about a person:
As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people’s lives.
I hope you don’t think I’m prying, but has your boyfriend ever lived with anyone before?
She wanted a private holiday away from prying eyes (= where no one would be trying to see her).
Curisoso
Ingrained
Your madness is deeply ingrained.
ingrained
adjective
UK /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ US
(of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change
arraigado
Such ingrained prejudices cannot be corrected easily.
The belief that you should own your house is deeply ingrained in our society.
Ingrained dirt has got under the surface of something and is difficult to remove.
entranhado
The oil had become ingrained in his skin.
